The diagram below shows the floor plan of a public library 20 years ago and how it looks now. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The map illustrates the contrasting changes in the floor plan of a public

library

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twenty years ago and today. There are significant alterations in public libraries 20 years ago compared to today. One significant alteration is the re-arrangements of rooms and

sections

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inside the

library

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such

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as the reading room

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by a computer room, the CDs and videos

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replaced with a

children’s

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fiction

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section

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, the

children’s

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book

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with a lecture room, and the enquiry desk with a cafe. Twenty years ago, you would see two sets of round tables surrounded by chairs in the central

sections

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of the

library

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with both adult

fiction

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books and non-

fiction

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books

sections

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on the west and east sides of the

library

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respectively. Compared to today, the central

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are empty

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on the east side, you would see adult

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sections

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, an information desk and self-service machines. On the west side, you would see a reference book

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. On the northwest side of the

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, there are

children’s

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fiction

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section

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with two sets of sofas that

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children’s

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events

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as storytelling.